Few NFL players epitomized a club — or a city — better than Gino Marchetti, the Hall of Fame defensive end who died Monday of pneumonia at 93.
He was rugged, rangy and relentless in his pursuit of quarterbacks. For 13 years during their heyday, the Baltimore Colts were defined by a slab of a man known simply as Gino., the Hall of Fame defensive end who died Monday of pneumonia at 93.The son of an immigrant coal miner, Marchetti rose from lunch-pail environs to become captain of the two-time world champions and one of the most feared pass rushers in NFL history. He often played hurt, and he always played hard.
Those almost balletic moves — Marchetti could leapfrog over a man to make a tackle — and his ability to muscle linemen aside made No. 89 the bane of enemy backfields and a favorite of Baltimore fans.Though he played in the era before sacks were an official NFL statistic, Marchetti's legacy has never depended on numbers. In 1969, he was named the best defensive end of the NFL's first half-century.
In 1948, an assistant coach at the University of San Francisco heard of the precocious athlete’s exploits and invited him for a tryout. Marchetti rode onto campus on his Harley-Davidson, a long-haired motorcyclist dressed in a leather jacket"that was so cool I think it had 17 zippers," he said.
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